Wildfires in Bosnia and Herzegovina — what is burning right now?

Live overview of Bosnian wildfires: every burned area measured in the past 42 days, the nearest town for each fire, and day-by-day satellite image series for the biggest ones. Hotspot detections on the live map refresh every 20 minutes.

98measured burned areas · 42 days
122,690hectares burned · 42 days
Oct 20, 2026latest detection

Map — hotspots and burned areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Or pick a year — fires of 500+ hectares since 2012 (EFFIS):

Bar height = hectares burned that year. Tap a year to see its fires on the map.

Dots are satellite heat detections from the past 42 days — bright yellow is the last 24 hours. Brown outlines are measured burned areas: click one for size and dates. Photo pins open the day-by-day satellite image series of that fire.

Burned areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina — past 42 days

AreaFirst seenLast seenNearest townSatellite series
144 haOct 20, 2026Oct 20, 2026Pelagićevo · 6 km—
Burned area near Mostar from space342 haOct 19, 2026Oct 19, 2026Mostar · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Blagaj from space207 haOct 18, 2026Oct 18, 2026Blagaj · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Mostar from space143 haOct 18, 2026Oct 18, 2026Mostar · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Kozarska Dubica from space173 haOct 16, 2026Oct 16, 2026Kozarska Dubica · 7 kmsatellite series →
128 haOct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026Banovići · 9 km—
Burned area near Kakanj from space350 haOct 5, 2026Oct 8, 2026Kakanj · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Metković from space269 haOct 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026Metković · 6 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Lise from space725 haOct 2, 2026Oct 7, 2026Lise · 12 kmsatellite series →
216 haOct 5, 2026Oct 7, 2026Gacko · 4 km—
1,060 haOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026Tomislavgrad · 11 km—
Burned area near Konjic from space273 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Konjic · 9 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Metković from space279 haOct 4, 2026Oct 6, 2026Metkovićsatellite series →
228 haOct 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026Balatun—
153 haSep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026Mostar · 6 km—
193 haSep 28, 2026Sep 28, 2026Velika Obarska · 9 km—
140 haSep 26, 2026Sep 26, 2026Mostar · 6 km—
Burned area near Jablanica from space578 haSep 16, 2026Sep 24, 2026Jablanica · 14 kmsatellite series →
140 haSep 22, 2026Sep 22, 2026Bugojno—
Burned area near Nevesinje from space1,846 haSep 4, 2026Sep 11, 2026Nevesinje · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Bijela from space2,675 haSep 6, 2026Sep 11, 2026Bijela · 14 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Nevesinje from space2,578 haAug 28, 2026Sep 11, 2026Nevesinje · 19 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Trnovo from space679 haSep 7, 2026Sep 11, 2026Trnovo · 7 kmsatellite series →
Burned area near Nevesinje from space600 haSep 6, 2026Sep 11, 2026Nevesinje · 18 kmsatellite series →
506 haSep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026Gacko · 13 km—

Wildfires in Bosnia and Herzegovina by year, 2012–2026

Every fire of 500+ hectares mapped by the European Forest Fire Information System since 2012. Pick a year above the map or in the table to see that year’s burn scars.

YearFires (500+ ha)Hectares burnedLargest fire
202649112,033 ha19,834 ha · Bosansko Grahovo · 14 km
20251420,321 ha5,885 ha · Ljubinje · 14 km
20241111,928 ha2,580 ha · Bileća (Bileca) · 11 km
202300 ha—
20225558,370 ha5,242 ha · Bileća (Bileca) · 11 km
20212845,112 ha7,551 ha · Ljubinje · 10 km
20205058,746 ha5,991 ha · Potoci · 5 km
20191616,776 ha2,605 ha · Bileća (Bileca) · 8 km
201821,154 ha612 ha · Trebinje · 7 km
20176288,345 ha7,099 ha · Novo Selo · 12 km
20161815,998 ha2,627 ha · Trebinje · 4 km
20152327,035 ha4,052 ha · Bosansko Grahovo · 10 km
20141574 ha574 ha · Glamoč (Glamoc) · 20 km
201365,828 ha1,196 ha · Stolac · 9 km
201288136,096 ha7,723 ha · Ljubinje · 14 km
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Official Bosnian sources

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Data. Hotspots: NASA MODIS & VIIRS (updated ~20 min). Burned-area outlines and sizes: Copernicus Emergency Management Service / EFFIS (CC BY 4.0). Satellite image series: Copernicus Sentinel-2. Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

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